AltWeeklies Wire
Bling Blasted in 'Ghettonation'new
Part memoir, part cultural essay and part incendiary rant, Daniels' book is as much a meditation on her own origins as it is a survey of the contemporary African-American landscape.
NOW Magazine |
David Jager |
06-29-2007 |
Nonfiction
An American Hymnal for Gastronomesnew
American Food Writing samples culinary history through sumptuous prose.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Anthony Miller |
06-29-2007 |
Nonfiction
From Mary Jane to 'The Plain Janes'new
Highs and lows for women in comics.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
06-28-2007 |
Fiction
Willy Vlautin Attempts the Great Escapenew
The frontman for Richmond Fontaine has turned three years as a touring musician and 10 years working for a trucking company into a literary device with his debut novel.
SF Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz |
06-27-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Motel Life, Willy Vlautin
Why Being Dirty is a Good Thingnew
To be blunt: without dirt, we don't eat.
Willamette Week |
Matthew Korfhage |
06-27-2007 |
Nonfiction
Ted Anthony on the Cultural History of a Songnew
He contemplates the ruin of many a poor boy in his book on "The House of the Rising Sun."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
06-26-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Sherman Alexie Discusses His First Novel in a Decadenew
Flight uses a simple fantasy premise to show how complex the world is.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
06-26-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Flight, Sherman Alexie
'Wings' of Stonenew
Prasad conjures up impressions of Connecticut between the world wars, showing both its tradition-holding and progressive faces.
New Haven Advocate |
Christopher Arnott |
06-26-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chandra Prasad, On Borrowed Wings
Portraits of the Fundamentalist as a Young Mannew
Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Yasmina Khadra's The Sirens of Baghdad take on the challenge of sympathetically looking through the eyes of the inscrutable.
Baltimore City Paper |
Zak M. Salih |
06-26-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Fiction Reviews
'Food' for Thoughtnew
In an exquisite menu pulled from various sections of her life, from her ancestral Eastern Europe to local lesbian feminist housing collectives, Bociurkiw finds meaning in ingredients, aromas and cooking times.
NOW Magazine |
Tara-Michelle Ziniuk |
06-25-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Brother Dumb': Tender, Reflective, Subtlenew
Gilbert's new book defies expectations.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
06-25-2007 |
Fiction
'Fellow Travelers' Brings Cold War Era to Lifenew
Historical novel transports readers back in time.
Shepherd Express |
Roger Miller |
06-25-2007 |
Fiction
'Landsman': A Separate Warnew
A marooned Jewish Southerner finds his conscience under the Confederate flag.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
06-25-2007 |
Fiction
A Metaphysical Evening with Rebecca Stottnew
Stott is an academic -- she teaches creative writing and her first book was about Darwin's study of barnacles -- but during our tete-a-tete, she revealed herself to be something of a mystic as well.
INDY Week |
Brian Howe |
06-22-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ghostwalk, Rebecca Stott
Child Chill Outnew
Teaching your kid to mix a Manhattan and other parenting tips from Christie Mellor.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
06-22-2007 |
Nonfiction
